I also don't have any experience with a Gen-II. I have
a Leer on my 99 RC and haven't had a bit of trouble of
any kind since it was installed in March of 99.
--- Will Coughlin <willcoughlin2@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I don't know about a Gen-II, but I know on my
> Gen-III('00), I've had a
> HORRIBLE experience with my Checkmate FX. I had one
> on it for exactly one
> year before they finally agreed to replace it
> because it had leaked from day
> one and the fiberglass mat had seperated. When they
> replaced it, the first
> one would leak right through the fiberglass!! They
> seemed less than
> concerned and I had to be pretty persistent to get
> them to replace it. When
> the second one went on, they assured me the problems
> I'd had with cover #1
> were all uncommon and would not be there with #2.
> Well, #2 leaks worse than
> #1. It has since the first time it got wet. I've
> tried all their little
> "patches" that they've suggested, but none work. Now
> I've got silicone all
> over the edges of my bedcover, more weatherstrip
> than I care to mention and
> have "shimmed" the fiberglass panel. I've got about
> 1/2" of water in the bed
> right now. I've taken pictures and sent them to
> Checker, but never got a
> response from them. The leaking ruined one peice of
> their "marine/outdoor
> grade weatherproof" carpet that I bought with the
> initial bedcover, not to
> mention a lot of stuff that has been in the truck
> while I was driving and it
> started raining!!. The last time I called, I was on
> hold about 10 minutes to
> speak with the owner of the company and all he had
> to tell me was "We can't
> deal with you, we are too busy selling covers to
> people who don't call
> back." Kinda pissed me off. So, now I too am looking
> for a cover that I can
> live with. I guess I'm just out the $600 I put into
> these! HTH,
>
> Will Coughlin willcoughlin@hotmail.com
> '00 Reg. cab 2wd, 4.7L/NV3500HD/9.25" 3.92 sure-grip
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: Stefan Bartels <stebel@web.de>
> Subject: DML: Hard Tonneau cover for Gen II
> Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2001 10:09:05 +0100
>
> Hi,
>
> I am searching for an Tonneau cover for my ´93
> Dakota SB. Does anybody have
> any suggestions of witch are good ones an dwitch are
> bad ones?
> I have to order them over the Internet, because when
> I order them here in
> Germany over a reseller for american car parts I
> will pay about 1500 Bucks
> for a cover. Yes, you have seen the right number.
> Parts especially for the
> Dodge. They have never selled the Dakotas or Rams
> here in Europe so that I
> only could buy these parts at special resellers
> here.
> Every time I am in the states (once or twice a year)
> I pick up the parts I
> need and bring them home, but with a tonneau cover
> it is a little bit
> difficult.
> Hope there will come some feedbak and suggestions.
>
> Bye
> Stefan Bartels
>
>
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